My Nana, born of German immigrants, made some yummy, memory-sticking foods. Her Pennsylvania Dutch chicken corn soup, stuffed cabbage, beef pot pie,and corn fritters were wonderful tummy fillers, I often try to replicate.

Chicken Corn Soup, I have mastered. StuffedCabbage I can duplicate too, but the pot pie with her delicious homemade noodles is a bust for me, so are the corn fritters. I try, but my fritters are thick, fluffy pancakes and I can’t flip mine with a two-pronged fork, as I had watched her do so many times. Her thin pancake-like fritters were so light and mouth watering.

The way these memories are tucked in my mind’s file made me think about my Sunday School teachers who had us memorize Bible verses. Ever wonder why they did that? Yes, we would recite them and earn bookmarks, or certificates, or a glow in the dark cross for our nightstand, but there was another reason. Just as I can recall the tender motions of my loving Nana as she prepared these yummy meals, I can sift through my memory file for beloved Bible verses. What comfort the meals bring and what amazing blessings and comfort our Lord’s words bring. Tucked into my heart a much-needed verse will rise to fill me with joy, with God’s unconditional love for me, and the comfort of His presence. The Lord’s Prayer, the Twenty-third Psalm, The Beatitudes, who knew, these and others would live in my mind and heart and bring the Lord even closer and more comforting than Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Corn Soup.

Jill